Ya, I submitted my app on Dec 12 and didn't get a first review until Jan 15. Ultimately, the app didn't get approval until Jan 21. I haven't received the trade-in email yet. As I wrote in another thread, when I emailed RIM about when I should get the trade-in email, Dev Relations said they expect to send the email within 10 business days of approval. There is a thread in the developer's forums about long approval times, and you might want to PM some of the RIM folks there to see where your approval's at. Problem is that they are really back-logged with all the applications being submitted for BB10 launch...

Ya, I submitted my app on Dec 12 and didn't get a first review until Jan 15. Ultimately, the app didn't get approval until Jan 21. I haven't received the trade-in email yet. As I wrote in another thread, when I emailed RIM about when I should get the trade-in email, Dev Relations said they expect to send the email within 10 business days of approval. There is a thread in the developer's forums about long approval times, and you might want to PM some of the RIM folks there to see where your approval's at. Problem is that they are really back-logged with all the applications being submitted for BB10 launch...

PS. Do they like.. Personally check out each app that goes through or something..?

Yes, they do check out each one to make sure it functions and doesn't violate any of their terms. I'm not sure how carefully they check, though, especially with the current huge backlog. I have downloaded apps that don't really work at all.

1. Offer Period. Offer is open between 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on November 29, 2012 and 11:59:59 p.m. ET on January 21, 2013 (“Offer Period”)

2.5 Participants will be permitted to resubmit their Application one (1) time if it is not approved by BBAW. Any such resubmission must be submitted to the Vendor Portal by 11:59:59 pm ET on February 28th, 2013.

2.7 There are a total of 12,000 Devices available for distribution under this Offer and they will be distributed while supplies last on a first come first served basis.

So I drafted a application submission before the Offer Period ended. Does that mean im still eligible?

Hey folks!
Shelby Hanson and Lou Gazzola here from BlackBerry Developer Relations Marketing.
We wanted to share an update with those of you who participated in the Last Chance Port-A-Thon on January 18 and 19, 2013.
At that time, we said you’d hear from us soon on rewards. We don’t know if you saw the news and the tweets, but the Port-A-Thon was a huge success! So huge, in fact, that we are extremely backlogged in reviews and approvals of your apps.
So, we’re asking you to be patient a bit longer with us as the system gets cleared out. We will extend the deadline to get apps approved and will ensure you have at least two weeks to fix any apps that are not approved. The teams here are working around the clock calculating eligibility for rewards, reviewing apps, approving apps, etc.
More information will be communicated shortly along with your reward details on the Last Chance Port-A-Thon. In the meantime if you have any questions, please refer to the following two articles on Inside BlackBerry Developer Blog.Port-A-Thon Updates BlackBerry Developer BlogBlackBerry 10 Last Chance Port-A-Thon BlackBerry Developer Blog
We appreciate your commitment to BlackBerry and we look forward to contacting you again soon.
Your number one fans,
Shelby and Lou

It's been about 10 business days (Jan 24th) since I submitted my latest update and still waiting . The previous took about 8 to review. So I'm guessing the backlog has been growing quite a bit since those port-a-thons they held. Hopefully they'll get through the initial onslaught or ramp up their review team. I'll post when I get a response if it helps others to get a sense of the current wait time.

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